Detail of carved stone figures on the Severan Arch in the ancient Roman city of Leptis Magna. A large triumphal arch standing at the junction of the city's two main roads,the Severan Arch was built from limestone faced with marble. One of the great works of Roman sculpture,the Severan Arch glorifies Emperor Septimus Severus who ruled from AD193-211.
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Detail of the top of a column carved with a scroll,placed on the corner of the street leading to the Byzantine Gate in the ancient Roman city of Leptis Magna.
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Detail of a carved portico of the Severan Basilica in the ancient Roman city of Leptis Magna. Modelled on the Basilica Ulpia in the Trajan Forum in Rome,the Emperor Septimus Severan began building the Basilica which was completed by his son,Caracalla,in AD216.
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Detail of a carved Latin inscription on a portico of the Severan Basilica in the ancient Roman city of Leptis Magna. Modelled on the Basilica Ulpia in the Trajan Forum in Rome,the Emperor Septimus Severan began building the Basilica which was completed by his son,Caracalla,in AD216.
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The Trajan Arch built in AD109-110 in the ancient Roman city of Leptis Magna. The Severan Arch,one of the great works of roman sculpture,can be seen behind.
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The entrance to the Severan Basilica from the Severan Forum in the ancient Roman city of Leptis Magna. One of the four pilasters flanking the apses at each end of the Basilica shows the detailed stone carving of vine scrolls. Modelled on the Basilica Ulpia in the Trajan Forum in Rome.
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The ruins of the Market in the ancient roman city of Leptis Magna. Note the decorated facade of ships on the low pillars at the front right of the picture which celebrate the seafaring merchants of Leptis. The Market consisted of two octagonal halls. One hall contained fabrics and the other was reserved for fruit and vegetables.
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A good luck symbol carved on a street corner in the ancient Roman city of Leptis Magna. The symbol shows a double headed phallus with the eye being attacked by a scorpion. It may have denoted the location of a brothel.
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